The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1862, Page 4

£ NEW YORK HERALD.| MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamship Toutonia, Captain Taube, from Southampton on the 5th of November, arrived at this port at an early hour yesterday morning. The Persia, from Queenstown on the 9th instant, arrived at this port last night. Her news is two days later than the advices of the Anglo-Saxon. Consols closed in London on the Sth instant at 935, a 9334. The Paris Bourse was firm on the 8th instant. The Liverpool cotton market was very Fuk Wenkey HakaL cory ater ts cover dull and prices easier on the 8th of Nevember. z ; reat eitaim, | Provisions were heavy. Breadstuffs were quiet JAMES GORDON BENSETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. . CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STs, OPFICEN. TERMS cash in advance. Money sent by mail will be at risk o/ te sender, Nonebut Bank Nile Sarvent ta Bae York ox comts per copy; $4 per annum to Bio ” Gatvorna Blom onthe Wik and Sletoreach wonthvas ces | but steady, ‘ ee ee ee AED a Weeneadnn. ‘at our centeyer | M Ge Persigny, in a circular to the French prefects, declares that M. Thouvemel’s dismissal, and M. Drouyn de I'Huys’ appointment to the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs, indi- cate no change in Napoleon's Italian policy. The Emperor has always intended ‘‘neither to sacrifice the Pope to Italy nor Italy to the Pope.” Gari- baldi’s health continued about the same. He had been removed to another district during his con- valescence. The Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia had arrived at Naples, and were about to paya short visit to Rome. The Turkish government had becn thrown into much agitation by the Greek revolution, and a council of war had been held in Constantinople for the purpose of taking measures with a view to repel any possible attack from the side of Greece. The perpetration of a gross fraud on the Eng- lish turf by aristocratic confederated “ catch bet” men, and the consequent birth of a grand “‘ turf scandal,’ bid fair to divert the attention of the ruling classes of Great Britain from the American question completely. The case arose out ofa trans- action which took place between Colonel Burnaby, Captain Stewart and Mr. Ten Broeck, which ended in Mr. Ten Broeck losing a bet to Captain Stewart of a hundred pounds to one pound on the spelling of the word reindeer, which name had been given to a horse by certain interested parties in exchange for that of Palm Oil. The bet was |. oF $2 pe annmr WoLuNTAKY CORRESPONDENCE, containing important solicited from quanto of the world; ¢/ used, will be vid for, OR FOREIGN CORRFSPONDENTS ARE ps TO BEAL ALL Lurress ap PAck- (AGES 1 ve NO MUTICE taken of anonymous correapondence. We donot POUDVMRTISEMENTS renmea! every day: advertisements én A v A a gerted oh the Wargty Hunat, Fawity Huenatp, and in the fornia and in Elitions. JOB PRINTING executed with neatness, heayness and des. pa Volume XXVII..... 0, 382 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place.—ITattax Orera— Lvoretia BonGis. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Simon’s Misnars— Diveertsseuent—Goiven EGo—Tarex Frying Trarezs. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Srrxp tar PLovcn WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.=Farry Crncte—Macio Jose—luisa TigkR, LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE. Broadway.—! r FINGTON—COLLEEN BAWN SETTLED. sae ecugee NEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery—Cuavve Dovar— BuonsKry. - OWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Prorin’s F Lawrer— Swain—Jack CabE—Roersson Cuvsor. 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General Jackson and ¥, November 21, 1862, General Sigel had some skirmishing, and the forces of General Lee employed those of General Burnside in like manner; but without any more important result than usually follows outpost collisions of made at Mamhead, Sir Lydston Newman's seat. The word reindeer is ordinarily spelt with an “e,” and Mr. Teun Broeck bet a hundred to one that it is so spelt, and the bet was taken by Capt. Stewart, clogged with the condition that it should be de- cided by ‘“Johnson,”? which is perhaps the only dictionary in common use which states ‘‘raindeer’’ to be the proper spelling. It was alleged that the bet was a “bubble,” made up between Colonel Burnaby and Captain Stewart; and it appears from the correspondence that the Hon. R. Lawley testi- fied in writing that “Captain’ Stewart, in the pre- sence of Mrs. Lawley and himself, had owned to having discussed the spelling of the word reindeer with Colonel Burnaby before any betting com- menced, and that they made a ‘bubble’ bet on the subject prior to-any further wagers on the sub- ject."’ Subsequently, however, this testimony was withdrawn, Mr. Lawley asserting that it was given under a misunderstanding of the case, and Admiral Rous apologized to Colonel Burnaby. The steamship America, Captain Maury, from Greytown and Havana, arrived at this port yester- day. She brought five hundred and thirty-four passengers, who left San Francisco on the steamer Moses Taylor. The health of the Isthmus was ex- cellent, and the transit route in fine condition. The serenade to General McClellan last evening wasa most brilliant.affair, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. Thousands were pre- sent on the occasion, and ali seemed to vie with each other as to who could do him the most honor. The enthusiasm was honest—nothing feigned about it. The two democratic city conventions met again this character. The rebel cavalry under General Stuart ad- vanced towards Warrenton, to reconnoitre, but were met by General Pleasanton’s men, who gave them a severe check. The rebel pickets are lying yesterday at Tammany Hall, and settled their — soya eee Jgalemomgies troubles amicably, by nominating Mathew T. Everything would seem to indicate the approach | Brennan for Comptroller and John E. Develin for of agrand struggle between the two armies; at | Corporation Counsel. what precise point, or at what momezt it may Atthe police headquarters, Broome street, the occur, it is not possible just now to determine. case of the alleged arbitrary imprisonment of Mrs. Ru ae ke ‘oF a Brinsmade was yesterday the subject of an exami- mors were rife at Harper's Ferry yesterday | natign before the Police Commissioners. Com- that Stonewall Jackson had crossed the Upper Po- | missioner Bowen presided. Superintendent Ken- tomac near Sharpsburg, but there was no further | nedy’s official conduct in the premises was the foundation for the report than the fact that the special subject of investigation. He was rep- . e ; resented through ,counsel by ex-Judge Dean, Videttes of the rebels appeared at that point. Mr. Barlow being present as the friend of Mrs. The two officers of Gencral McClellan's staff | Brinsmade, not especially as counsel. The matter who had been recently arrested and senttto Wash- | has assumed general importance, and the full re- ington—Lieutenant Colonel Colburn and Captain | Port biaoiraets give in sa ogee ire ce read 5 with much interest. Provost Marshal Baker, of Doane—bave heen released from an arrest, which | 1. suington ofty, and the ollesr (Bowles) who es- appears to have been merely technical, and are corted Mrs. Brinsmade from Washington to New ordered to report for duty; the latter to General | york, according to the evidence, deserve the se- Brannan, in South Carolina, and the former, Colo- verest censure of those in authority over them, for nel Colburn, takes charge of an important burean | their disgraceful conduct to a defenceless young in the Adjutant General's office. lady, over whom circumstances gave them a tem- It is stated, upon the authority of the Savannah ishment, if deserved, shall be visited upon the offender. The government at Washington should repulsed, but that our gimboats—upon the failure do the same thing with respect to, their officers. of our troops to effect a landing—opened upon the town with shell, and completely destroyed it. The Board of Councilmen did not organize last evening, for want of a quorum. At the meeting of the Commissioners of Public curred on Tuesday last, but after a short fight, in which (according to the Grenada Appeal) we lost | remaining in the various institutions to the 8th twenty killed and fifty or sixty wounded, the re- | instant, 6,244; admitted since, 1,556; died, 33; dis" | charged, 1,198; sent to Blackwell's Island, 291; to instant, 6,307—increase since last week's re The Persia, at this port, brings European news | port, 63. to the “th instant, two days later. In an order issued by Gen. Sherman, at Mem The most important point of the intelligence is ia In the meantime runaway | slaves must be treated as free, and people eacou rumored in Paris that overtures has been or were to raged to give them employment as such. be made by France to the Russian government, with | a view to taking into serious consideration the state | names of one hundred commissioned officers to be civil war on Europe generally; and whether the | Nearly all the loyal States will celebrate their time had not come for the three Powers to make a | Thanksgiving this year on the 27th inst. Vermont move towards mediation in the American war, or | will be the only exception, Gov. Holbrook having ninth, Seventy-first and five companies of the Fif- crats, affirms that the proposal had not only been | ty-fifth Indiana regiment, taken prisoners and pa. made, but had received the assent of the Cabinet | roled at Richmond, Kentucky; the Fiftieth, Sixti- at Munfordsville, including their officers, have al) Cur in tendering @ joint mediation. been exchanged, and are under marching orders The Xoo, of Madrid, of Nov. 1, publishes a Paris | for the field of operations. versary in the Sixth Congressional district of that Tieaiean question, conformebiy to: new tasteuo- State. Austin A. King has been declared the auc- tions of the Madrid Cabinet, The Correspondan- | cessful capdidate. cia, of Madrid, declares that the General has no porary authority. The Police Board here are in earnest in bringing everything to light, so that pun- Republican, that the Union forces made an attack upon St. Mary’s, Georgia, on Sunday, and were The investigation stands adjourned till! Monday next. A skirmish between the rebel General Forrest’s cavalry and our troops, near Franklin, Tenn., oc- thee Charities and Correction yesterday, the following statement was submitted:—Number of inmates bels withdrew; upon the arrival of reinforcements | 0 our arny. | State Prison, 1: number remaining up to the {5th phis, he 8: — The status of the negro is i contained in a statement made by the Paris corres- | bes ae ys shea bares haloes pondent of the London Times, who says that it was | °° “leery : It is stated that the government has ordered the al 7 ‘. | stricken from the army list on account of absence of affairs in America ; the disastrous effects of the from duty. This is only the commencement. tion of the Confederate States. appointed Thursday, December 4. pte ot “oer pce pope ta The Twelfth, Sixteenth, Sixty-sixth, Sixty- London Herald, aristo- of St. Petersburg, and that it remained for the | ¢th, Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, Eighty-ninth and British government to decide whether it will con- part of the Bevonseonth and Seveuty-foarth, taken fetter, in which it is stated that General Concha | Judge James H. Birch, of Missouri, has given fs negotiating with the French government un the notice that he will contest the election of his ad- ‘The stock market opened dull yesterday morning, fel! other orders than those given when the embassy ee ee ee ee was confided to him. The Spanish West India fleet is to be reinforced Dy five war vessels, A report was current in Birmingham, England, ‘on the 6th instant, that the ownors of the steamers closed strong at an advance. Money was in active de. mand at 7 percent, Exchange was dull at 1440 1444 Gold sold at 130% 41304, and ciosed at 130% bid. The trade tables of the port of N October will be found in the money art . Cotton was more freely offered yesterday, and prices of middiings were down to 68¢.a 60c., mainly at 68%40. @ foaving Liverpool for New Yorkehad jast declined | 0; but at even these reduced figures buyers scemed re- ithe risk of continuing to carry packages of small | reported. A further reduction took place in the value of \arms to the Northern States, The rumor could not | four (6c. ® 10c. per bi.) and of wlieat (1o, a 20, per We traced to any anthentic source; “but there iaeee previned ripe tg nl fale por ems no reason to doubt,” says the Birmingham | The sales of coffee, molasses, rice, teas, sugars, hay, hops, a thot a check has been given to tho ship- | hides, sitemeter te fncut of these articles,” Mr. Charles Buxton, M. P., son of Fowell Bax ‘oat, hoavy at the close, Quite an active business was report. 4 i pork, which was doarer, as well as in tierce beef, vn, eminent for his antilavery adv , had | dutter and cheese, which wore very frm. The cales of eg aes oe the : pitt 4 wool and whiskey were fair, and the market for cach expre ced Wie sympathy with the slaveowners of etrong. Tho freight market was very firm, but qui, the South. partly in consequence of the stormy weather, ‘Tad War and the Repubitean Press—The New Base and Its Dangers. Ever eince the elections the republican jour- nals have been trying to explain away the force of the popular verdict against their party. They have attributed the result to various causes, some of them very laughable. The Zridune one day made outa list of nine. But the genera] cause om which all the radical papers agree is the mismanagement of the war. We entirely concur with them. That is the true cause. As for the arbitrary arrests, they are only a farce. The blunders in the war are tragedy of the darkest kind. The unconstitutional arrests and incarcerations have been for the most part of persons so obscure that nobody knew or cared anything about thom. Generally speaking, they were unnecessary and unwise, and il is 4 source of gratification to the people that at least in this State they will end with the present yoar. But these proceedings are not the chief cause of the republican defeats and conservative vic- tories in the recent elections. The cause is, a3 the radical journa)s contend, the mavagement of the war. But who are responsible for this? Surely the managers. The republican party bad the exclusive management ia their own hands, and they alone are to blame for failure. At least the people are of that opinion. From all the evidence that has reached us, the Cabinet at Washington is answer- able for the pifincipal errors and shortcomings which have resulted in failure. The Prince de Joinville, a high minded, honor- able witness, whose sympathies are completely with the government and the Northern Statess and who had the best opportuyities of knowing all about the campaign in the peninsula, has, in his lucid narrative, distinctly saddied the cause NEW YORK HERALD, FKLWAY, NUVEMBER 21, 1862. great independent Christian sation, which it would soon do if the Christian races obtained the predominancy ? ; The great Powers of Europe, with singular blindness, look with almost contempt and scorn upon this revolution in Greece. If England was awake to her own interests she might see in this movement an opportunity of defeating the ambitious schemes of Russia upon Turkey, by diplomacy and timely aid to the Greeks, bet- ter than by another war like that of the Crimea. Turkey in Europe must shortly become an ap- panage of the overgrown empire of Russia or an independent Christianempire. An immense quantity of blood must be shed before Europe wili consent to see Turkey become a province i of Russia; but by enlarging the territory of | Greece, and annexing a few of the neighboring provinces to her rule, a great Christian Power would be established in Europe, which would soon swallow up the enfeebled remnants of the Yurkish European empire. What a chance England seems on the point of losing, from want of enlightened statesmen, of establishing a balance of power on the Con- tinent, which would avert the dangers of a uni- versal empire on the part of Russia or France. But English statesmen are too much engaged in petty artifices to weaken, and, if possible, to de- stroy, this great transatlantic republic, by as- sisting pirates to fit up marauding vessels, to open their eyes wide enough to take an en- larged and comprehensive view of things more nearly concerning them at home in their own world. Greece is a country full of interest at the present moment, and we cannot but call atten" tion to the great events transpiring there, If the other Powers of Europe suffer Russia to this ne nd rising empire under her take of failure upon the authorities at Washington; | and his testimony is amply co: witnesses. Heaven grant that more failures may not be in store for the nat The Cabinet has just broken up th paign without result, and operations from the Uy tomac, opening a new nter campai Aquia creck and Fredericksburg. I ing on Richmond by Culpepper and Gor- ille, along the base of the Blue crossing the higher waters of the R nock and the Rapidan, the route by wi advanced and retreated, it is dete cross the Lower Rappahannoc'! oderi burg, the Mattapony, the North and South Anna, or the two streams united in the Parun- ction, Greece, with all Turkey, will o Russian salage, and become nd, added to the already gigantic ons of that vast and spreading empire. sap. Trouble Behind the Scenes of the Cabinet and the Opera. ident is not alone in the misfortune 2d Cabinet. What with Seward and un from tead of | dent Lincoln has bis hands pretty well fillod; but-there are o(her people in the world ite as much bothered about such matters as i h Pope ined te i. {° Honest Old Abe belongs to that schoo! of philosophers who believe that misery loves company and solace themselves by re- + the misfortunes of others, let him look a key. We cannot teil how successful this cau a Grau, the impressario of our Academy of paign may be. Our hopes have been disaproia- | yysic, and be comforted. Grau, like the Preai- ed before, and they may be again, But we trust | qont, wears a smiling face and good clothes; but tat this time victory will crown the expedition | jo has ecret grief nevertheless. Somehow against the rebel capital. Let plenty of men | 9; oyyer, Gran has caught the President’s com- be sent forward, and let them be wel! furnished plaint. iis Cabinet is no more united than that with clothing and all the munitions of war. Let | a¢ Washington. His generals agree about as an ample [oree be left to guard a line of ope- | yo}; ibe Kilkenny cats. Lincoln has his mise matters, like a genial Secretary Se ward. All such efforts failed, however, and this vey Pretty quarrel is still raging. We hope tix't those concerned will settle itat once. If Mu- aio must have his hundred dollars, we are will- ing to open a subscription for him. Then let mutual apologies, explanations and reconcilia- tions follow. The public cannot allow such estimable artists and such a splendid conductor to be at variance. Meanwhile let President Lincoln see in this imbroglio a mimic repre- sentation of the dissensions in his own Cabinet. Mephistopheles Chase, like Mephistopheles Mu- zio, has set his music half anote too high. The conservative members of the Cabinet cannot »armonize on that extra note of the radical abo- lition policy. Let the President correct this and straighten out Secretary Chase’s financial blunders, and we shall soon have the happiness of announcing that aweet concord is restored in the Cabinet at Washington as well as dans les coulisses of the Academy. The War in Moxico—Its Provable Finale. The recent advices from Mexico are conclu- sive of the determination of the constitutional government to defend every foot of its terri- tory against the French. What is more import. ant than the mere expression of this resolve— not always to be relied upon in Mexican un- dertakings—is the actual show of energy that i§ being made by the government, and the appa- rent absorption of party and personal differ- ences in a general determination to maintain intact the independence of the country. On the assembling of the Mexican Congress, at the close of September, earnest appeals were made to the patriotism of the people by President Juarez and the leading members of his Cabinet. The result has been that several of the leading reactionary.chiefs have given in their adhesion to the administration, and the corporations of most of the cities throughout the republic have protested against any change of government, or any interference with their internal affairs on the part of the French—an important fact, which deprives the latter of all pretext for their schemes of a monarchy or protectorate. But it is not by diplomatic measures alone that President Juarez is strengthening himself against the effort that is being made by a foreign government to forcibly strip him of the authority of which he is the constitutional depositary. Preparations of the most extensive and formidable character are being made all along the approaches to the capital to resist the enemy. Puebla is reported to have been converted into a second Sebasto- pol, nearly five thousand of the citizens of Mexi- co having been kept constantly employed upon the fortifications. Large concentrations of troops are being effected in and about the capital, besides those that are being massed at all the important positions leading to it. General Comonfort is spoken of for the chief few York for the month of | luctant to opérate, and no important transactions were | though prices were unaltered. Petroleum was lower, and | rations extending sixty mfles through a difficr|t country, cuf up by ravines andsiveains. Let u sharp lookout be kept for the safety of either flank of the advancing columns: and*good care taken that the encmy, by a suddon raid, do nos cut off communication with the hase, or even by a raid desiroy the trains of supplies: for it would be in vain to hope for provisions for such an army in the wasted district through which it is destined to move. But, while these operations are going forward, let the masters of the art of war at Washington beware, lest when the army reachrs Richmond it may find it evacuated, as it was intended to do when the rebel capital was in danger on a former occasion. Even if the ciiy should not be made another Moscow, as the rebels have threatened, its possession would be a poor com- pensation for the loss of Washington. It is possible that, while the Union army is moving South along the eastern border of the State, the rebel army may be stealthily moving North along the mountains lying to the westward, and that: just when Burnside is about io enter Richmond unopposed and with flying colors, we may dis- cover, too late, that Lee, having rapidly marched back from Gordonsville, and Jackson, having descended through one of the gaps of the Blue Ridge, have captured Washington after crossing the Upper Potomac; or, if that should not be practicable, on account of a rise in the river from heavy rains, that they may have destroyed the city by bombardment from Arlington Heights. There can be no comparison between the two prizes. It would be like sacrilicing a kuight in a game of chess in order to get a queen and give checkmate. Richmond would be of small consequence to the rebels if they could only get hold of Washington. The capture or de- struction of an insurgent city, tewporarily made the capital of Rebeldom, is of little mo- | ment compared with the capture or destruction of the insurgent army. The capital may be changed again, as it hae already been once, without seriously affecting the cause of the reVels. But destroy their army, and the rehel- lion must necessarily collapse. While, there- fore, every exertion is made to achieve the eap- ture of Richmond before the close of the year, let it not be at the cost of Washington captured or burned; and above all let it not be with im- punity to the great rebel arinies of Jackson and Lee. The Revolution in Greece—Narrow Views of English Statesmen, The quiet manner in which King Otho bas been dismissed from his situation as King of Greeee by his discontented subjects, and the easy, careless way in which the King left for for- eign parts, form @ remarkable event in history. There is nothing melodramatic in the transac- tion on both sides—no bloodshed, no threaten- ings, no collisions. Perhaps this is the reason excited so little attention on both sides of the Atlantic. Greece, it is true, is # small country, | a poor territory, and plays as yet no great part on the political chessboard of Europe. But it | Mephistopheles Chase. Grau bas his Mephisto- | command—in many respects a good appoint- pholes Muzio. Singularly enough, the troubles of President Liycolu and Manager Gran arise from causes not dissimilar. A peep behind the scenes of the Opera, therefore, may very likely give us a hint of what is going on behind the scenes of the Ca- binet. It appears that Madame Grerrabella was rehearsing one morning, with Brignoli and Susi- ni, while Muzio accompanied the singers in his nnequalled style upon the pianoforte. The utter- ances und the hearts of the quartette were in ten- der harmony. Guerrabella, with one ofher bright- est smiles, complimented Muzio by saying that she would like to sing one of his compositions, in order to show her appreciation of his merit as # composer, a conductor and a man. Muzio, as is well known, is the nephew of the great Ver. di, and can write quite as good music as his :. His songs, his fantasias, his barcaroles, his melodies, are most delicious. If he were not already universally celebrated as a conduc- tor, he would be illustrious as a composer. With his accustomed grace, therefore, he con- sented to write a charming bit of music for the bequtiful Guerrabella, stipulating only that she should furnish the Italian words. An arrange- ment more satisfactory could not have been devised ; for Guerrabella is a capital linguist: and can compose, as well as look, poetry in any language from French to Russian. The party separated in the best possible humor with each other and themselves. Guerrabeila retired to invoke the muses. Muzio, who is indepeadent of the muses, went to work single handed to embody in music one of those exquisite concep” tions which seem always floating through his brain and brightening up his countenance with aremarkably enchanting smile. The next morning Guerrabella, while ponder- ing over her poetry, received the music from Muzio; but with it came a note which drove all the poetry of the affair out of her head. This note stated that Muzio’s irrepressible ardor had induced him to sit up all night to finish the music, and enclosed a bill for one hundred dollars as the price of the composition. A development more unexpected cannot be ima- gined. Of course a piece of music over which so admirable a composer had burned the mid- night gas was cheap at one hundred dollars; but then the lovely Guerrabella did not want the music, and had only offered to sing it out of compliment to Muzio. Decidedly she would not pay the bill, under these circumstances, and so sent the music back. Muzio, taking a dif. ferent view of the affair, locked up his rejected melody, and calmly awaited the opportunity for his revenge. Wednesday night came, and Guerrabella appeared for the first time in the “Daughter of the Regiment.” Muzio smiled grimly, waved his baton and started the orches- tra half a note too high, The consequence was | that the singers and the orchestra made most why such important events as the dethrovement | of aking and a great popular revolution have | terrible discord. It was as if two operas were un- der way at the same time—the dramatis persona: singing one and the orehestra playing the other. The glorious Guerrabella strained her voice in vain. Brignoli—the best tenor we have had since Mario—looked as indignant in Tonio’s soldier is a country rich in historic revollections, and | its people are descendants of a nation which | waa the great teacher of Europe, the seat of learning and civ ion, the parent of arts and | Susini, who seeme always jolly,came out strong, science, the land of philosophy aud philosophers, | like an operatic Mark Tapley, and did the sing- p has produced the greatest painters, soulp- | ing for the whole company. Mephistopheles clothes as if he had been unexpectedly drafted, refused to sing any of his beautiful romanzas, and finally stalked off the stage in disgust. | matter of much interest. tors, ever saw. ‘The uprising of such a people de- serves ut least some attention, and the course which the provisional government may now pursue in the organization of the country is a Who can tell but that Greece, freed from the drowsy despotism of its Bavarian rulers, may become the nucleus of another great nation and another great Power in Baropo! ‘The Christian population of Turkey is said to exceed in numbers the Mobammedan populatton, in the ratio of twelve to four, Why then should sot Turkey in Europe become a Pe AS IS Sie or ae metaphysicians and poets that ihe world | Muzio persisted in bis half a note too high, and the curtain fell upon a tableau of disorder, Only the initiated can imagine the scenes which ensued. Mephistopheles Muzio, laughing in his sleeve, kept out of harm’s way. Guerra- bella imftated Niobe, and became all tears, Brignoli venied his wrath upon poor Grau, who understands only the recelpt» of the Opera, and does not know or care whether the musical notes are too high or too low, #0 that the bank notes are suilicieatiy mumerous, The redoubt- ment, but more especially recommendable from its tendency to reunite firmly all classes of the liberals. One of the most commendabfe acts of vigor on the part of the government is its expul- sion from the republic of the banker Jecker and six other Frenchmen, through whose in- trigues and fraudulently trumped up claims the invasion of the country has been brought about. The foreign ministers resident in Mexico are said to have protested against this proceed- ing; but the government replied with becoming firmness that these individuals had broken their neutrality, and that the decree must be carried into effect. Had similar energy been displayed in the commencement of these difficulties. the probabilities are that there would have been no war. ° On the side of the French the preparations are being rapidly completed for an advance upon the capital. During the last fortnight in October close upon fourteen thousand men, in- fantry, cavalry and artillery, were landed at Vera Cruz, making the aggregate of the French force now in Mexico upwards of twenty thou- sandmen. Ten thousand more were expected in the course of the present month. To resist this army, supposing it to be the full extent of the expedition, the Mexicans are said to have a well organized force of fifty thousand men, which, if the spirit of the people be thoroughly aroused, can be indefinitely in- creased. Now, admitting that the French suc- ceed in fighting their way to the city of Mexico, which is quite probable, owing to their supe- rior discipline and experience in the field, how many, is it supposed, out of these thirty thon- sand men, will get there? The force which General Scott took with him into Mexico did not, with the reinforcements sent to him, amount to aless number. Of these he had only nine thousand when he entered the capital, his losses by sickness largely exceeding the casualties in the field. Is it to be expected that disease will make less havoc in the ranks of the French than amongst our hardy volunteers, or that the Mexicans will fight less well than they did in the war with us? On the contrary, they have gained largely since then in military experience, and some of their generals are reputed to be as capable as any in the European or American armies. It is certain, then, that if the city of Mexico is ever taken by the French it will be at a sacrifice of men and money that will render it a most costly acquisition, and one that it will be impossible to retain. All the superfluous blood and treasure of France could not per- manently secure such a conquest, still less so when the close of the rebellion leaves us free to act. The further this foolish enterprise pro- gresses, the more we are satisfied that, unless Lonis Napoleon takes some early pretext to back out of it, he will find his Moscow in Mexico as surely as did his uncle in Russia. Svperintenpent Kennepy on Triat.—Yester- day Mr. John A. Kennedy, Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police and ex-Provost Marshal, was put on his trial before the Commissioners on the charge of arbitrarily arresting and de- taining in custody for a rather unreasonable period a very pretty woman from New Orleans, on the ground of singing secession songs. The zealous Superintendent put a detective on the lady’s track, who followed her to Washington from New York, and there effeeted the arrest, without, it is alleged, either due process of law or authority from the War Department. To arrest this lady.for such a cause is certainly absurd and ridiculoug. Songs do not always express the sentiments of those who sing them; and, even if they did, if they are sung in pri. vate, and not in the streets, there is no room for the interference of @ policeman. Lynx- eyed General Butler, who gave her a pass to New York, could not have been ignorant of her songs and her sentiments. Yet, severe as able Ullman, who knows all about music, but | he is reported to be against women, he did nog qaunot manage money, endeavured to compro- | think proper to order her arrest, Here, where and we think there bas been an unnecessary fuss male about Mr. Kennedy. All such ar- rests and imprisonments will be ‘abolished im this State onthe Ist of January, with the instal- lation of the new Governor, who will permit no man to be arrested or detained contrary to law. And if, after that date, any one of the Sec- retaries who have authorized such progeedings should show himself in this vicinity, he stands a good chance of being arrested himself and placed in so secure a place that it will be found very difficult to take him out. An Abolition Orator in Disguise. Wolves in sheep’s clothing are by no mean$ rare. One of them was detected at Irving Hall on Wednesday evening. T. Mason Jones is the name of the individual in question. Mr. Jones came over to this country from England to de liver lectures. He had made some little repu- tation among Americans in Europe by being wise enough to oppose the rebels, and upon the strength of this recommendation he was most kindly received here. He was advertined te give orations ina very fluent, popular style, and the papers did the best they could to pro cure him an audience and a fair trial. The sub” ject of his lecture on Wednesday evening was “Curran and the Wits and Orators of the Irish Bar.” A lecture upon such a subject could searcely fail to be interesting and amusing. Consequently. Mr. Jones had a very good audience to listen to bim. What was the surprise and indignation of Mr. Jones’ auditors, however, when, in the middle of his lecture, he dragged in abolition. ism by the heels, and began to upbraid the country with the dreadful sin of slavery: What had abolitionism in America to do with the wits and orators of the Irish bar? Curran, to be sure, once avowed himself in favor of universal emancipation, and Mr. Jones quoted passages from his speech upon the subject. Such quotations were unwise and ill-timed; but still no one objected to them. It was only when Mr. Jones left Curran’s stilts, and lec tured the audience about abolitionism in pre pria persona, that the trouble began. It is by no means pleasant to pay fifty cents in order to hear that you are the “derision of the world,” - especially when a bargain was explicitly made beforehand that you were to be told, not about abolitionism, but about Curran and his com- panions. If the public had been aware that Jones was only an abolition orator in diguise, he would have delivered his oration to a very beggarly account of empty benches. The people know where to get abolition lectures in plenty without going to Jones. There is Wendell Phillips, who can talk Jones out of his boots. There is Brudder Beecher--a much bet- ter speaker than Jones—who gives vent to an abolition. oration, called a sermon, at Plymouth church, Brooklyn, every Sunday evening; and any one can listen to him at no expense except for ferriage.. It was pre- cisely because the public did not want to hear an abolition lecture, and expected something much better, that Jones was patronized. Te disappoint these expectations was a very weak sort of a swindle. Naturally, as soon as Jones’ abolitionism was discovered all the respectable part of the audience left the hall. For some minutes a disturbance seemed inevitable; Jones was hear- tily hissed, and the ladies rushed tumultuously to the doors. This is the first time that Irving Hall has ever been disgraced by any such scene- Beyond all question, Jones, and not the audi” ence, is responsible for the trouble. He knows, if he knows anything, that this everlasting babble about abolitionism caused the civil war which is now desolating the homes of this coun- try. He knows that the question of abolition- ism is one upon which controversy is violent and feeling deep. Ordinary politeness should have taught a perfect stranger like Jonés not to meddle with this subject—not to touch upon a matter which is now causing the shedding of the best blood and the wasting of the beat resources of the cquntry. Ordinary busi- ness tact should have induced him to select only those themes which would se¥iously offend no one, and to treat them from’ the rostrum accordingly. Ordinary honesty should have led him to announce an abolition lecture, if he thought it his duty to deliver one, and then he would doubtless have had an appro- priate audience to listen to his harangue. It the abolitionists have brought Jones over here fresh from England to do a little of their dirty work,let them pay him his wages out of Gree- ley’s profits on guns, and not attempt to hum- bug the conservative people of this city into supporting him. Greeley himself could make quite as good a speech, and would be too shrewd to let the abolition cat out of the bag so soon. We advise Jones to go back to Eng- land, now that he is discovered and can be of no more assistance to the abolitionists. Al- teady we have had trouble enough and talk enough about abolitionism from our own citi- zens, and are by no means in the mood to be rebuked and sermonized by an orator from England. If Jones refuses to follow good ad- vice, and persists in remaining here, however, let the abolitionists take care of him, and let all good, loytl citizens leave him very severely alone. Great Uxton Duwonstration In Mampnts.— In the Memphis Bulletin of the 11th instant a whole page is taken up with the description and proceedings of a grand popular Union demon stration in said city on the 10th. Three thous” and citizens were in the procession, and the banners and mottoes, liberty cars, speeches and resolutions marked the spirit of the occasion to be of the most enthusiastic character in favor of the Union, and of the vigorous prosecution of the war for the suppression of the rebellion, The people of Memphis are convinced of the power of the general government. Hence their emphatic and enthusiastic loyalty. Let the same power be made manifest at Richmond, and we shall have the same popular reaction there, and so throughout the South. All that we want to secure the speedy triumph of the | Union cause is vigorous prosecution of the war and no going into winter quarters. The Chicago Publishers and the Paper Fami Carcaco, Nov. 20, 1862. ‘The publishers of the Chicago daily papers held a moot. ing last night to consider the great increase in the price of white paper and other items, which have incroased the cost of publication. They resolved to advance the price of dailies and tri-weoklios twenty-five per cent, and wooklies Atty per cons.